Geography
Why did the South rely on slavery while the North did not?
The South could grow cash crops that required intense labor.
What was the social reason slogan for the revolution in the US?
No taxation without representation.
What economic reason was there for going to California?
Gold.
What was the name of the document that declared Independence, and what year and day
Declaration of Independence, July 4 1776.
What are the 3 G's
God, Glory, Gold.
What land did the US get from the Mexican-American War?
California and the surrounding states.
What are the beliefs of Romanticism or Transcendentalism?
Too long, I will state it.
Name an invention during the market revolution?
I ain't writing all them.
What is the Constitution, and what is super special about it that makes it more effective than most founding documents?
It is the US's founding document, and it can change its amendments.
Which President has had the most near successful assassination attempts?
Donald Trump.
What natural barrier defined the west of the US right after the Louisiana Purchase?
The Rocky Mountains.
What did the book "Common Sense" call for, and what made it so effective?
It called for the Declaration of Independence from Great Britain and spoke to the "common man."
What was the economic policy in the US Gilded Age?
Laissez-faire capitalism.
What was the "containment policy"
The goal of containing communism's expansion.
What was the name of the Titanic's sister ship that was sunk by a German sea mine in World War I?
The Lusitania.
Why was the Mississippi River in the Civil War such an important chokepoint
There is only one exit to the Gulf, and it is used by most of the US Great Plains.
What were the 2 things that brought the US into WWI?
Zimmerman telegram and Germany's unrestricted U-boat warfare.
Why did the US enact the Marshall Plan?
To hopefully stop the spread of communism.
What was the Monroe Doctrine?
It created and expanded the idea of Spheres of Influence.
Name the fattest President.
Taft.
How many wars have happened on American soil?
(not including any skirmishes with Natives)
4 wars. Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Mexican-American War, American Civil War.
What is social Darwinism?
It is Darwin's theory of the survival of the fittest applied to modern social structures to justify people being insanely rich.
What caused the Great Depression?
Banks gave out too many risky loans, and people tried to take out their money too fast.
What is the AoC, and why did it fail?
The Articles of confederation, and it failed because it did not have enough power to accomplish what was required of it.
What enactment by the US government would affect Long Fong? + 500 bonus.
The Chinese Exclusion Act.